Date of Award
1975
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Courtenay, Walter R. Jr.
Abstract
A description of Tilapia aurea based on specimens from Florida is presented with an updated synonomy. The Florida specimens are compared with descriptions of specimens from Israel. It is concluded that Florida specimens have the same range in morphological variability as specimens from Isreal. The experimental work completed here indicates that Tilapia aurea does not adversely affect native fish populations. It is speculated that Tilapia aurea may have stabilized the experimental fish populations by a "polyculture effect."
Extent
76 p.
Recommended Citation
BLAKESLEY, HOWARD LYMAN, "STUDY OF THE MORPHOLOGY AND ECOLOGICAL IMPACT OF TILAPIA AUREA (PISCES; CICHLIDAE) IN FLORIDA" (1975). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1970 - 1979. 405.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_2/405
Identifier
FADT13704
Comments
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1975.|Charles E. Schmidt College of Science|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1975.